best nba players defensive rating 2005

Tim Duncan had the best defensive rating in 2004-05, with a 93.1 rating.

Interpreted as:
best NBA players defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games 2005
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
93.1
2004-05
SAS SAS
66
33.4
20.3
11.1
2.7
0.7
2.6
7.8
15.8
49.6
0.0
0.1
33.3
4.6
6.9
67.0
54.0
3.1
8.0
1.9
2,203
1,342
732
179
45
174
127
144
+692
2Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
93.9
2004-05
DET DET
74
36.1
9.7
12.2
1.7
1.4
2.4
4.0
8.8
45.3
0.0
0.1
11.1
1.8
4.1
42.8
45.9
3.9
8.2
1.1
2,671
721
902
123
106
176
82
159
+343
3Tyson Chandler
T. Chandler
93.9
2004-05
CHI CHI
80
27.4
8.0
9.7
0.8
0.9
1.8
2.6
5.2
49.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
4.2
67.3
56.5
3.3
6.4
1.5
2,189
640
775
65
69
141
118
268
+106
4Marcus Camby
M. Camby
96.1
2004-05
DEN DEN
66
30.5
10.3
10.0
2.3
0.9
3.0
4.2
9.1
46.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.9
2.6
72.3
50.5
2.0
8.0
1.6
2,015
683
661
152
61
199
103
177
+105
5Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
97.5
2004-05
SAS SAS
74
29.6
16.0
4.4
3.9
1.6
0.4
5.0
10.5
47.1
1.3
3.5
37.6
4.8
6.0
80.3
60.9
1.0
3.4
2.3
2,193
1,186
329
288
119
27
172
190
+675
6Yao Ming
Y. Ming
98.6
2004-05
HOU HOU
80
30.6
18.3
8.4
0.8
0.4
2.0
6.7
12.2
55.2
0.0
0.0
4.9
6.2
78.3
61.4
2.6
5.8
2.5
2,447
1,465
669
61
34
160
196
298
+133
7Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
98.7
2004-05
MIN MIN
82
38.1
22.2
13.5
5.7
1.5
1.4
8.3
16.6
50.2
0.1
0.3
24.0
5.4
6.7
81.1
56.7
3.0
10.5
2.7
3,121
1,817
1,108
466
121
112
222
207
+142
8Rasheed Wallace
R. Wallace
98.9
2004-05
DET DET
79
34.0
14.5
8.2
1.8
0.8
1.5
5.9
13.4
44.0
0.9
3.0
31.8
1.7
2.5
69.7
49.9
2.2
5.9
1.6
2,687
1,145
644
142
65
115
127
236
+374
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
99.5
2004-05
MIA MIA
73
34.1
22.9
10.4
2.7
0.5
2.3
9.0
15.0
60.1
0.0
0.0
4.8
10.5
46.1
58.3
3.5
6.9
2.8
2,492
1,669
760
200
36
171
203
262
+470
10Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
100.3
2004-05
DAL DAL
78
38.7
26.1
9.7
3.1
1.2
1.5
8.5
18.5
45.9
1.2
2.9
39.9
7.9
9.1
86.9
57.8
1.2
8.5
2.3
3,020
2,032
757
240
97
119
176
219
+586
11Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
100.5
2004-05
HOU HOU
78
40.8
25.7
6.2
5.7
1.7
0.7
9.2
21.3
43.1
1.8
5.6
32.6
5.5
7.1
77.4
52.6
0.9
5.3
2.6
3,182
2,003
484
448
135
52
201
167
+292
12Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
100.6
2004-05
NJN NJN
66
36.9
14.4
7.4
8.3
1.9
0.1
5.2
13.0
39.8
2.0
5.4
36.0
2.2
2.9
74.0
50.6
1.4
6.0
2.5
2,435
951
488
545
123
9
167
110
+234
13Kirk Hinrich
K. Hinrich
100.7
2004-05
CHI CHI
77
36.4
15.7
3.9
6.4
1.6
0.3
5.8
14.6
39.7
1.9
5.3
35.5
2.2
2.8
79.2
49.5
0.4
3.5
2.3
2,800
1,206
304
494
122
21
176
244
-21
14Lorenzen Wright
L. Wright
100.9
2004-05
MEM MEM
80
28.6
9.6
7.7
1.1
0.7
0.9
4.0
8.5
46.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.5
66.2
50.1
2.2
5.5
1.3
2,287
771
613
87
58
69
100
251
+57
15Shawn Marion
S. Marion
101.0
2004-05
PHX PHX
81
38.8
19.4
11.3
1.9
2.0
1.5
7.6
15.9
47.6
1.4
4.2
33.4
2.8
3.4
83.3
55.6
2.9
8.4
1.5
3,146
1,569
915
154
163
119
125
199
+660
16Tony Parker
T. Parker
101.1
2004-05
SAS SAS
80
34.2
16.6
3.7
6.1
1.2
0.1
6.7
14.0
48.2
0.5
2.0
27.6
2.6
4.0
65.0
52.8
0.6
3.1
2.7
2,735
1,331
298
491
98
4
215
167
+508
17Kenyon Martin
K. Martin
101.5
2004-05
DEN DEN
70
32.5
15.5
7.3
2.4
1.4
1.1
6.3
13.0
49.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.8
4.4
64.6
52.1
2.1
5.2
2.1
2,272
1,087
511
170
100
78
149
228
+69
18Chris Duhon
C. Duhon
102.0
2004-05
CHI CHI
82
26.5
5.9
2.6
4.9
1.0
0.0
2.1
6.0
35.2
1.1
3.2
35.5
0.6
0.8
73.1
47.1
0.3
2.3
1.5
2,177
487
213
398
82
3
119
205
+113
19Bruce Bowen
B. Bowen
102.2
2004-05
SAS SAS
82
32.0
8.2
3.5
1.5
0.7
0.5
3.1
7.3
42.0
1.2
3.1
40.3
0.9
1.4
63.4
52.1
0.6
2.9
0.7
2,627
675
285
126
55
39
57
175
+399
20Drew Gooden
D. Gooden
102.2
2004-05
CLE CLE
82
30.8
14.4
9.2
1.6
0.9
0.9
5.7
11.5
49.2
0.1
0.3
17.9
3.1
3.8
81.0
54.8
2.5
6.7
1.6
2,523
1,184
753
130
77
76
133
233
+114
21Udonis Haslem
U. Haslem
102.2
2004-05
MIA MIA
80
33.4
10.9
9.1
1.4
0.8
0.5
4.3
8.0
54.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.2
2.8
79.1
58.8
3.0
6.1
1.4
2,675
870
726
108
63
41
113
260
+414
22Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
102.5
2004-05
PHI PHI
82
32.8
9.0
5.7
3.0
1.7
0.6
3.3
6.7
49.3
0.6
1.7
33.1
1.9
2.6
74.3
58.0
1.1
4.6
1.7
2,686
741
464
246
138
48
139
204
-13
23Jason Collins
J. Collins
102.6
2004-05
NJN NJN
80
31.8
6.4
6.1
1.3
0.9
0.9
2.3
5.6
41.2
0.0
0.1
33.3
1.7
2.6
65.6
47.1
1.9
4.2
1.1
2,542
511
488
105
71
71
91
322
+132
24Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
102.7
2004-05
MIA MIA
77
38.6
24.1
5.2
6.8
1.6
1.1
8.2
17.1
47.8
0.2
0.6
28.9
7.5
9.9
76.2
56.1
1.4
3.7
4.2
2,974
1,854
397
520
121
82
321
230
+397
25Josh Howard
J. Howard
103.0
2004-05
DAL DAL
76
32.2
12.6
6.4
1.4
1.5
0.6
5.0
10.4
47.5
0.4
1.5
29.6
2.2
3.1
73.3
53.5
2.2
4.1
1.6
2,446
958
484
109
116
49
122
211
+427
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TEAMWLPCTGB
3
Nuggets Nuggets
13
4
.765
3.5
4
Rockets Rockets
11
4
.733
4.5
5
Spurs Spurs
11
5
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6
Suns Suns
11
7
.611
6.0
7
Timberwolves Timberwolves
10
7
.588
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/26
SAS SAS
@
POR POR
10:00 PM
Fri
11/28
SAS SAS
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Sun
11/30
SAS SAS
@
MIN MIN
7:00 PM
Tue
12/2
MEM MEM
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM
Wed
12/3
SAS SAS
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Last Game
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102

Final

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PHX Suns

11 - 6

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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
17
1
.944
2
Lakers Lakers
13
4
.765
3.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
13
4
.765
3.5
4
Rockets Rockets
11
4
.733
4.5
5
Spurs Spurs
11
5
.688
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6
Suns Suns
11
7
.611
6.0
EasternWLPCTGB
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Pistons Pistons
15
3
.833
2
Raptors Raptors
13
5
.722
2.0
3
Heat Heat
12
6
.667
3.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
7
.632
3.5
5
Knicks Knicks
10
6
.625
4.0
6
Hawks Hawks
11
8
.579
4.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/28
POR POR
@
UTA UTA
136-134
Tue
10/28
NOP NOP
@
DEN DEN
88-122
Tue
10/28
LAL LAL
@
MIN MIN
116-115
Tue
10/28
MEM MEM
@
PHX PHX
114-113
Wed
10/29
ORL ORL
@
CHA CHA
123-107

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/26
MEM MEM
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Wed
11/26
PHX PHX
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Wed
11/26
SAS SAS
@
POR POR
10:00 PM
Wed
11/26
HOU HOU
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Fri
11/28
ORL ORL
@
DET DET
7:30 PM